Osteoporosis detection in the community: Are patients adequately managed?

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2002, Pages

  Diamond, Terrence ^a   Lindenberg, Melanie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; RADIODENSITOMETRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; OSTEOPOROSIS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036675680     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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